Reasoning: Most of the infielders are locks, so not much explanation necessary there. However, in the outfield I’ve left Keon Broxton off in lieu of Eric Thames. The Rockies have a ton of right-handed relief pitching (including Adam Ottavino, Seunghwan Oh and Wade Davis), and only one lefty starter in Kyle Freeland. Having a left-handed hitter with extreme power seems like a good approach in late-game scenarios as opposed to the only occasional use Broxton would see as a pinch runner/defensive substitution.

As for pitching … this is where things get a little wonky. The Rockies have a very balanced lineup, featuring right-handed hitters Trevor Story, Nolan Arenado, and and Ian Desmond. The strongest outfield players, however, are all lefties: Carlos Gonzalez, Charlie Blackmon, and Gerardo Parra. This militates in favor of adding another left-handed pitcher, so Dan Jennings makes the cut in addition to lefties Cedeno and Hader. Wade Miley can also pitch out of the bullpen if the Brewers elect to go with a different starter (update: they have, Brandon Woodruff will get the ball in game 1). In a five-game series, mixing and matching starters and long relief with the elite bullpen components in Jeffress, Hader, Knebel and Soria should get the job done.